Alaska West
Pacific Salmon Feeding in Fresh Water?
Why wouldn't they do a little snacking up here? Pacific salmon don't feed in fresh water - everybody knows that, right? Wrong. Brian Morrison, fisheries biologist...
Keep Your Hooks Sharp
Looks like Spencer kept it sharp. Spencer Dixon was a first-year guide at Alaska West this year, and everybody who met him was blown away by...
Bulk Hooks
7 months rattling around in a wader pocket, and still intact. Big fish. Big water. Bigger grabs. You know you’re gonna go through more than a...
Plan Your 2013 Alaska Fishing Now.
Don't miss out. Wait, didn't the summer season at Alaska West just end? Yep, it did - and that makes now the perfect time to get...
Bullet Weights, Part 2: Still Crittery
Use a bullet on your target species. Last week we gave you a glimpse into the very non-traditional world of using bullet weights with your steelhead...
Coho Salmon Lifecycles
Abundant indeed. Over the last couple of months we've run a couple of really well-received posts from Alaska West guest and fisheries biologist Brian Morrison -...
Another Summer in the Books
Thanks, Dave and John. ...and just like that, it's over! This past week we finished up our summer seasons at Alaska West and BC West. Golly,...
Bullet Weights, Part 1: The Ultimate in ‘Crittery’
Serious Weaponry. Cri’tter’y – Western Alaskan adj. Shaky, unsure. Often enlightening. Always effective. Now that Skagitmaster 2’s Scott Howell virtually gave the anadromous world ‘permission’ to get...
